Miracle Works MW Chicago

Tamarkin Camera offers the very best serviceService is paramount today, as always, and we provide the finest service available – from expert appraisals to helping you choose the perfect gear for you and your style of photography., expertiseWe offer the most extensive knowledge base and have used virtually every piece of Leica gear brought to market since 1925. Ask us – we’ll answer every Leica question you have. and photographic gearTamarkin Camera sells only the best. Period. We offer the finest hand-made state-of-the-art and vintage photographic gear available – Leica camera, Fogg Specialist bags and Miracle Works Chicago straps. on the planet.

About

Tamarkin Camera is an authorized Leica Camera and Sport Optics dealer with a showroom in the River North Gallery district in downtown Chicago. We are also mail-order Leica dealers. Within our showroom is The Rangefinder Gallery, which showcases images made with the legendary Leica M camera.

Leaders in Leica expertise and service, Tamarkin Camera sells more Leica per square foot than any Leica dealer in the world.

Buying & Selling

If you would like to buy an item or simply have a question, please call us.

Tamarkin Camera prefers personal contact with our customers, which is why you will not find a shopping cart on our website. We find that direct contact between us and our customers is paramount, especially when a item is used or collectible.

Hot off the presses! The Leica Q (Typ 116)

The new Leica Q (Typ 116) is the perfect walking around camera, featuring a super-fast 28mm Summilux f1,7 Aspherical lens. Excellent for both macro and street, the Leica Q is the perfect extension of the Leica line.

Fast autofocus lens - 28mm Summilux f1,7 ASPH with macro-mode

Full-frame 24 megapixel CMOS Sensor

Live-View and Focus Peaking

Integrated electronic viewfinder & thumb rest

Video recordings in Full HD

Easy, instinctive use with touch screen control

Extremely robust - top plate made of aluminum, body made of magnesium alloy

Integrated Wi-Fi and Leica Q-App makes it easy to share pictures

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® available as free download

Made in Germany

$4,250

What Our Customers Are Saying

"One of the best Leica dealers …. he is also a great guy to know, great resource, etc. Really and truly the way business should be done. Old school, gentleman’s agreement, a lost art. Thanks for all your good work, interest and support."

–D.S., New Orleans

"Thank you so much for the awesome [Miracle Works Chicago] camera strap. It’s exactly as I hoped it would be."

"I’m super grateful to you both for all the friendship, enthusiasm, advice, support and everything over the years."

–T.N., California

"Thank you for all your support over these years. You are a valued member of my art family, and one of the very few people I know I can count on."

–R.S., Ohio

"By the way, I absolutely love the system that you helped me choose! It has become my closest companion since the day we met. Happy holidays!"

–S.R., California

"You really have a relaxed and non-intimidating environment in your store. That isn’t the case in a lot of camera shops. Your store makes entering the world of Leica so much more approachable."

–K.S., Chicago

"By the way, your father purchased a Thambar from me way back in 1979-1980 ... The money from that lens helped start my career, which I have been at for the past 30 years."

–K.W., Massachusetts

"Thank you for making this such a great purchasing experience. That small gesture alone makes me feel valued as a customer and it speaks highly of your level of service. I will surely be recommending you to fellow photographers."

–A.G., California

"I have to congratulate you on your impressive reputation on the different on-line platforms and in the Leica community! Well done! It is all about on-line reputation nowadays."

–M.P., Switzerland

"A treasure trove of all things Leica represented by Dan Tamarkin who has, in my opinion, one of the keenest and most encyclopaedic Leica minds. Professional and superb service, expect no less."

–S.G., United Kingdom

"Let me thank you again for your great support and your outstanding service that I experienced in your wonderful store in Chicago! I was particularly happy with the way you introduced me to the Leica, its past and qualities."

Leica M-P (Typ 240) Safari Edition

Leica’s safari/olive edition cameras date back to 1960 with the Leica M1 ‘Olive.’ Made initially for the military, these olive cameras are highly prized collectibles, often found with a beautiful patina.

The engraving on the top cover of this new limited edition has the classic Leica script and ‘WETZLAR GERMANY’

Included in the set is a 35 Summicron-M f2 ASPH in silver chrome finish with the classic round metal lens hood. Limited to 1,500 pieces worldwide.

$9,990 - NOW $8,791.20

The Legendary Leica M

What's New

Fogg Specialist Bags - made for the Leica

Fogg Specialist Bags are made by hand to order in France and are individually numbered. Designed with the Leica system in mind, Fogg offers the very finest camera bag on the planet. "Functional, strong and handsome" has been the guiding motto for more than 25 years.

"One of the best Leica dealers …. he is also a great guy to know, great resource, etc. Really and truly the way business should be done. Old school, gentleman’s agreement, a lost art. Thanks for all your good work, interest and support."

–D.S., New Orleans

"Thank you so much for the awesome [Miracle Works Chicago] camera strap. It’s exactly as I hoped it would be."

"Although I know exists at least two big Leica stores, most Leica experts says you are the first choice for used Leica cameras and lenses."
–C. S., Argentina

"I’m super grateful to you both for all the friendship, enthusiasm, advice, support and everything over the years."

–T.N., California

"Thank you for all your support over these years. You are a valued member of my art family, and one of the very few people I know I can count on."

–R.S., Ohio

"By the way, I absolutely love the system that you helped me choose! It has become my closest companion since the day we met. Happy holidays!"

–S.R., California

"You really have a relaxed and non-intimidating environment in your store. That isn’t the case in a lot of camera shops. Your store makes entering the world of Leica so much more approachable."

–K.S., Chicago

"By the way, your father purchased a Thambar from me way back in 1979-1980 ... The money from that lens helped start my career, which I have been at for the past 30 years."

–K.W., Massachusetts

"Thank you for making this such a great purchasing experience. That small gesture alone makes me feel valued as a customer and it speaks highly of your level of service. I will surely be recommending you to fellow photographers."

–A.G., California

"I have to congratulate you on your impressive reputation on the different on-line platforms and in the Leica community! Well done! It is all about on-line reputation nowadays."

–M.P., Switzerland

"A treasure trove of all things Leica represented by Dan Tamarkin who has, in my opinion, one of the keenest and most encyclopaedic Leica minds. Professional and superb service, expect no less."

–S.G., United Kingdom

"Let me thank you again for your great support and your outstanding service that I experienced in your wonderful store in Chicago! I was particularly happy with the way you introduced me to the Leica, its past and qualities."

–H.A., Wisconsin

"Thank you so much for the awesome camera strap. It’s exactly as I hoped it would be."

–C.L., Florida

[I] have heard great things about you and your business, [and have been] always referred to you as really knowing your Leica gear.
–D. D., California